US Studies Centre Board of Directors
The governing Board of Directors of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney consists of ten members. The board members are:
- Mr Malcolm Binks (Chair), American Australian Association (AAA) Chairman and businessman;
- Professor Don Nutbeam, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney;
- Mrs Linda Nicholls AO, corporate adviser, company director and former Chairman of Australia Post;
- Mrs Lucy Turnbull, business leader, company director and former Lord Mayor of Sydney;
- Mr Michael Thawley, Senior Vice President and International Adviser, Capital Strategy Research and former Australian Ambassador to the United States;
- The Hon Kim Beazley MP, former Deputy Prime Minister, former federal Leader of the Opposition and former leader of the Australian Labor Party;
- Mr Michael Baume AO, former Australian Consul-General to New York and member of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Parliamentary Secretary;
- Mr Joe Skrzynski AM, co-founding partner of Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners (CHAMP) and Senate Fellow, the University of Sydney;
- Mr Ezekiel Solomon, a senior partner of Allens Arthur Robinson in Sydney, formerly Resident Partner in New York; and
- Mr Loftus Harris, Former Director-General, Department of State and Regional Development, NSW Government.
US Studies Centre Board Chairman, Mr Malcolm Binks, believes that the impressive line-up on the board brings a formidable range of skills, knowledge, experience and contacts to the Centre from across business, academia, politics and government.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Professor Gavin Brown, has indicated that the calibre of the board will assist in developing the Centre’s reputation for academic excellence, independence and objectivity in the broad field of US studies.